Suggested Monthly Plan.(Brief Article)

By using timely topics and activities to introduce concepts and teach corresponding skills, the Staying Healthy series updates and enriches your health curriculum. Students can spend at least two to four weeks engaged in lesson and enrichment activities. The following plan can serve as an instructional guide. Activities might culminate in a school health fair.

Before students begin any activities, have them read, discuss, and respond to material in the book.

Grouping: Unit and lesson openers in Staying Healthy are designed for whole-class instruction. Follow-up activities allow students to work collaboratively in small groups or independently.

See pages 4-7 of this guide for specific lesson ideas.

 
Calendar 
 
 
Day 1                             Day 2 
Unit 1--The Body                  * Continue air-pollution 
Take a  DEEP Breath (pp. 2-3)        experiment. 
* Make pollution bulletin board 
* Begin air-pollution experiment 
 
 
Day 5                             Day 6 
You've Got Some Nerve             Making It Work for You 
(pp. 8-9)                         (pp. 10-11) 
* Make list analyzing voluntary   * Do food list. 
  and involuntary activities.     * Complete air-pollution 
                                    experiment begun on day 1. 
 
Day 9                             Day 10 
When Disease Knocks at Your       The Community Cares 
Door (pp. 16-17)                  (pp. 18-19) 
* Organize sharing groups.        * Post public-service posters. 
* Prepare bulletin board.         * Discuss actions to show 
                                    concern. 
 
Day 13                            Day 14 
 
* Arrange for speaker.            Get High on Life (pp. 24-25) 
                                  * Do role playing 
 
 
 
 
 
Day 17                            Day 18 
Dealing with Feelings             * Do role playing. 
(pp. 28-29) 
* Read and discuss book. 
* Write poems. 
* Make greeting cards. 
 
 
Day 1                             Day 3 
Unit 1--The Body                  The Heart of the Matter (pp 4-5) 
Take a DEEP Breath (pp. 2-3)      * Do math calculations related 
* Make pollution bulletin board     to heart rate. 
* Begin air-pollution experiment  * Continue air-pollution 
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